But the people of the Drenai face a new terror: a mad emperor kept in power by two forces of unsurpassed evil. A century has passed since the heroic defence of Dros Delnoch. The Dark Templars are warrior-priests whose fighting skills are without equal. The Joinings are werebeasts of awesome power. One man, an outsider hated by the Drenai for his Nadir blood, and despised by the Nadir for his Drenai ancestry, sets out to bring down the emperor. Against them, the Drenai face certain defeat. He is Tenaka Khan - the Prince of Shadows. He is one man against the armies of chaos. 2003